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Uruguay national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 24, 2022 at 1pm UK
 
South Korea national football team

Uruguay
0 - 0
South Korea


Caceres (57')
FT

Kyu-Sung (88'), Bento (90+8')

The Match

Match Report

Uruguay and South Korea begin their respective 2022 World Cup campaigns with a goalless draw in Group H.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup clash between Uruguay and South Korea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how South Korea could line up for their World Cup opener against Uruguay in Al Rayyan on Thursday.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Canada 0-2 Uruguay
Tuesday, September 27 at 5pm in International Friendlies
All competitions
Last Game: South Korea 1-0 Iceland
Friday, November 11 at 11am in International Friendlies

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a South Korea win with a probability of 36.48%. A win for Uruguay had a probability of 35.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.86%) and 0-2 (6.63%). The likeliest Uruguay win was 1-0 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.

Result
UruguayDrawSouth Korea
35.75% (-0.223 -0.22) 27.76% (-0.07 -0.07) 36.48% (0.295 0.3)
Both teams to score 48.52% (0.209 0.21)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.64% (0.26 0.26)57.36% (-0.257 -0.26)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.82% (0.206 0.21)78.19% (-0.202 -0.2)
Uruguay Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.43% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)30.57% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.2% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)66.8% (0.015999999999991 0.02)
South Korea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.88% (0.312 0.31)30.12% (-0.309 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.74% (0.372 0.37)66.26% (-0.369 -0.37)
Score Analysis
    Uruguay 35.75%
    South Korea 36.48%
    Draw 27.76%
UruguayDrawSouth Korea
1-0 @ 10.91% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-1 @ 7.76% (-0.015 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.47% (-0.068 -0.07)
3-1 @ 3.07% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.55% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.84% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.91% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 35.75%
1-1 @ 13.09% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 9.21% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
2-2 @ 4.66% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 27.76%
0-1 @ 11.05% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.86% (0.055000000000001 0.06)
0-2 @ 6.63% (0.048 0.05)
1-3 @ 3.14% (0.048 0.05)
0-3 @ 2.65% (0.042 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.86% (0.028 0.03)
1-4 @ 0.94% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 36.48%

How you voted: Uruguay vs South Korea

Uruguay
59.3%
Draw
13.9%
South Korea
26.8%
1189
Head to Head
Oct 12, 2018 12pm
South Korea
2-1
Uruguay
Eui-jo (66'), Woo-young (80')
Vecino (72')
Nandez (27'), Muslera (65'), Bentancur (76')
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